Sr Avionics System Test Automation Engineer

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Avionics Test & Operations teamis responsible fortesting avionics hardware and systems across the entire product lifecycle of Terran R: component- subsystem- and vehicle-level. As an Avionics Test Engineer at Relativity Space you willbe responsible fordesigning developing and executing avionics testing strategies for our rocket systems. This includes working closely with the avionics design team toidentifyand troubleshoot any issues and developing automation and testing infrastructure to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

About the Role:

In this role youll develop and automate the test infrastructure used to validate Terran Rs Flight Termination System hardware. Youll build automated test workflows and data review pipelines support qualification and acceptance testing and partner closely with avionics software and systems engineers to prepare flight hardware for role combines hands-on test and lab experience developing test execution automation and data review pipelines andcareful attention to detail resulting in automated tests and reports used in our V&V processes. A strong candidate is comfortable working with CAD models and electrical schematics as well as software requirements and design documents and can effectively execute document and communicate system test results in a collaborative safety-critical environment.

Some of the technologies we use:

• Python Pandas
• NI PXI cDAQ and similar DAQ systems
• Rest APIs
• Grafana Plotly PowerBI
• SQL and Document Databases

About You:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering Software Engineering or a related field
• 5 years of experience in high-reliability product development and/or testing
• Experience developing and improving test automation frameworks
• Experience developing automated pipelines to process visualize and review test data during and after hardware validation
• Experience troubleshooting hardware/software integration issues and supporting structured root-cause investigations
• Hands-on experience with test instrumentation data acquisition systems test automation and data analysis development and verification
• Experience working within safety-critical or regulated environments with oversight from multiple stakeholders
• Ability to interpret CAD models wiring diagrams and electrical schematics to support hardware integration test setup and troubleshooting

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience collaborating with aerospace regulatory and safety organizations including Space Force Range Safety and FAA
• Experience in a lab or test environment including supporting test design execution and documentation of results
• Experience designing or debugging custom electronics at PCBA level
• Experience working on HIL or SIL platforms
• Understanding of failure analysis process and root-cause investigations
• Experience working with complex integrated systems (ex: vehicle level integration or testing)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

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